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A tale of two 309s mlynch66 at 7:57am 12.15.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/2570 I'm in the market for a 309, and looked at two last week in MA. I was hoping for some input from the
Nice pocket cruiser illustration (2) emergpa1 at 7:49am 12.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2074 Check this out, really cool with some neat ideas. The web site has narrative to go with the illustr
Arid Bilge System ChrisL at 6:35am 12.15.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2965 I'm thinking about adding this system to my Hunter 45. Does anyone have any experience or reviews o
Rudder Repair CzechMate at 8:18pm 12.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2340 I took a small bite out of my rudder blade when I turned to far and hit the prop blade. The bite is
Engine Water Temp Gauge Lee Hadjiosif at 6:28pm 12.14.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2538 I have a B381 and would like to add a temp sender and gauge. I have the Captain's westerbeke panel a
Catalina 30 Starter Button FredB at 4:52pm 12.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4514 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 MK II with an Universal M-25XP engine. My starter button is intermittent.
2005 H33 gel coat cracks hudjohnjen at 4:36pm 12.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/2876 I have a 2005 H33. It has several hairline gel coat cracks in the following areas: - water fill -
How do you prepare for leaks? jfschena at 4:21pm 12.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1755 It seems to me several things can fail on my oday 26 that can sink the boat. I have thru hull fittin
Brunswick, Ga. sailors? Bonzai at 4:19pm 12.14.12 Destinations 4/6705 Am looking for other cruiser type sailors in the area to sail in company with, also local crew/help
A Perfect Day Roger Long at 4:01pm 12.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2262 I had a perfect cruising day. Took pictures. I went below with my shoulders still warm from sun th
HAPS Membership Application Form Mikem at 3:25pm 12.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/914 HUNTER ASSOCIATION OF PUGET SOUND MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Annual Dues $60.00 Initiation fee $20.0
Help Identify? (1) Airbornne at 1:58pm 12.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2529 Can someone tell me what kind of boat this is? It is described as a 1976 28 dutch sailboat with 2 cy
Great Lakes tour (2) Caboteur at 11:49am 12.14.12 Destinations 14/14723 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, As winter is closing in and Caboteur is on the hard, my wife
stuffing gland issues mikewhite7314 at 11:36am 12.14.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2225 I have a Hunter vision 32 which has developed a leak from the stuffing gland on the prop shaft. At
splice fitting bassstar at 10:55am 12.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/962 Has anyone used a splice fitting on their standing rigging for a temporary fix? Are they hand swaged
Leaking prop shaft mikewhite7314 at 10:32am 12.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1320 I have recently acquired a Hunter Vision 32 and have noticed a leak in the aft cabin coming from the
Fuel tank pickup tube Therapyg at 9:40am 12.14.12 Bigger Boats 1/1216 Hello, Anyone have any experience replacing the fuel tank pickup tube in the O'Day 34? Mine appears
Bucket of money (5) John Howitt at 10:17pm 12.13.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1841 I first saw this boat ,and had the royal tour by the elderly owner, back in 2007, in BC, Canada ,whe
CNG Fill Adapter - Where can I get one smokey73 at 8:31pm 12.13.12 Ask All Sailors 12/11133 Does anyone know a source for an Adapter to fill the CNG tank from one of the CNG auto fill stations
12 C-22's Coming to Havasu (2) CaptDon01 at 7:51pm 12.13.12 Catalina 22 0/1070 I just checked the list, and a couple more C-22's have signed up to attend the Havasu Pocket Cruiser

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FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages heritage at 5:07pm 04.04.23 I installed a Balmar APM when they first came out last year. I have conservative settings for the B
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed william24424 at 4:42pm 04.04.23
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts heritage at 4:41pm 04.04.23 dressler17... You can use oil or wd40 to clean the bolt threads, just make sure that the bolts are n
Swing Keel Dimensions and Weight for Oday 22 abrown at 4:27pm 04.04.23 What I have so far is the trunk space has a 2 inch wide opening. The overall length is 53 inches but
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Crazy Dave Condon at 4:16pm 04.04.23 I am sending you a private message.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 4:05pm 04.04.23 @JES7 Look in the storage locker of the boat to see if anything is there. If not, call the owner i
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 3:45pm 04.04.23 Thanks for sharing the outcome and resource DJ. The plot thickens, West Marine just told me they d
Recommended maintenance/checks during haulout? Hello Below at 3:34pm 04.04.23 clean and check all thruhull transducers, speed log, Just a suggestion, is to remove the transduce
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed BarryL at 3:09pm 04.04.23 Hey, How many crew will you have when you fly the gennaker? The set and douse are usually different
AITA? Racing situation that came up BarryL at 3:05pm 04.04.23 Hey, As you (and everyone else) noted, the other boat was in the wrong. What you need to do in that
Furling Line Options BarryL at 2:57pm 04.04.23 Hello, As mentioned, you certainly can to a smaller diameter line, like 3/8". You just need to be s
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Crazy Dave Condon at 2:55pm 04.04.23 @JES7 Look in the storage locker of the boat to see if anything is there. If not, call the owner if
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Maine Sail at 2:34pm 04.04.23 That does present a conundrum doesn't it. The alternator output would go first to the LFP house ban
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jrussnogle at 1:48pm 04.04.23 You are dead on, Mark. But, hat tip to Tiara. Jeff Rowan, Marine Technical advisor for Tiara, respon
Catalina Smile - keel repair or engineered fix on Catalina 36 kappykaplan at 1:38pm 04.04.23 Please merge the two threads - same OP. Tks. :beer:
Furling Line Options kappykaplan at 1:16pm 04.04.23 Stripping the core is common practice. :plus:
Zinc on strut? JoeWhite at 1:13pm 04.04.23 Good point Rich. My C36 has a 2" disk zinc on the strut. It does become eaten away and I replace it
Recommended maintenance/checks during haulout? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:00pm 04.04.23
AITA? Racing situation that came up Leeward Rail at 12:35pm 04.04.23 I read all these comments before my morning coffee, and wonder.. why would anyone race and deal with
Zinc on strut? Rich Stidger at 12:33pm 04.04.23 Look around your boatyard. Do you see any boats with a zinc on the strut? Does the source who advi

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